Polota-Nau joins Western Force for 2017

Western Force have signed Australia international hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau for the 2017 Super Rugby season.

Polota-Nau, who has been capped by his country 68 times, joins from the Waratahs, where he made 140 appearances in the southern hemisphere competition over a 10-year spell.

The 31-year-old was left out of the Wallabies squad for the upcoming internationals but hopes to earn a return to the national team by impressing with the Force next year.

"I'm really excited to sign with the Western Force for 2017. There were a few big decisions for me to make that have led to me lining up with the Force for next year," Polota-Nau said in a club statement.